A 22 year-old Namibian man raised the Namibian flag high after he developed Namibia's first homegrown social network app for the Namibian people.
Namibian whizz-kid, Gerson Mangundu,
currently studying information
technology in Cuba, has developed
Namibia’s own social network service called Namhook.
According Mangundu, the development of the
service which took him a whole year to conclude, did not
come on a silver platter as it required a great deal of hard
work and sleepless nights – something that was
extremely challenging for him as he had to divide his time
between developing the app and school work.
The IT student described Namhook app as “a network of
networks” which has all the features found on giant
networks plus its own unique features. He added that it will
go a long way in helping the Namibian people to connect
and stay in touch with all their families and friends who live
in the country and the world over.
Namhook which was designed as a social media hub is not
just a socialising service as it plays a pivotal role in the
country’s business platform where it has helped Namibian
businesses reach a wider market in the country via its online
shopping hub.
“We are also launching safe online shopping where shops in
Namibia will be able to sell their products to the rest of the
nation via Namhook hence helping them expand their
business,” explained Mangundu clarifying that their mission
is to get all Namibians to connect to their app which
has about 2 130 members currently.
The app has also come in handy in solving many problems
that the upcoming local businesses usually face, by
providing a platform for free advertisements and also for
artists to sell their songs on the web to their fans rather than
vending on the streets to sell their CDs.
The site which went live in January 2015 has, so far, received
good feedback. Source: New Era
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